The CHGO Blackhawks crew dissected a hypothetical Flames swap centered on Connor Zary. Chicago would shed two non-core pieces to land Zary, unsigned but with 27 points in 54 games, while Calgary would grab two controllable youngsters to help its rebuild. The panel weighs Zary’s upside against Lucas Reichel and Wyatt Kaiser, arguing Chicago could gain a versatile middle-six forward plus a cost-controlled defenseman. They also frame the Hawks’ goaltending outlook around Arvid Soderblom and Spencer Knight, and spotlight Chicago’s young core—Nazar, Moore, Bedard—as the real engine of the rebuild, with talk spinning toward the 2026 Kane saga and the broader path to competitiveness.